Swallowed by the Sea

“As Japan reels from the tsunami, archeologists claim to have discovered the lost city of Atlantis, a fabled place built–like much of the world–in the crosshairs of nature.” – Newsweek
Illustrator Tomer Hanuka (who we featured here) recently made this beautifully tragic piece for Newsweek.

“The idea was to keep the focus on the human peril aspect of this primal threat looming above civilization since the dawn of time,” Hanuka says of his illustration. “There is a formal tension I was trying to communicate using the negative space– that white foam on top — eating into the color, the positive space occupied by the mother and child; implying a wiped-out frame after the wave crashes down, where nothing else is left but a sea of white.”

There’s nothing like flipping through the pages of a beautiful coffee table book to get inspired, and the holiday season is the perfect time to gift the creative person in your life with a book. Fresh from the printing press, this list highlights a wide range of interests—meaning you’re sure to find the perfect gift.

Over the years, beards have become an unlikely source for amusing hair trends. We’ve seen guys decorating their whiskers with bouquets of spring flowers as well as silly, bizarre objects. But with the holidays around the corner, it’s the perfect time for men to show their spirit through facial hair. In London, guys can now sport beard lights that illuminate their face with an exquisite fairy glow.